Xbox 360 Buying Plans

[stiffarmleft]

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That brings up a good point. More than likely that all the third party games will look and play the same on both systems, (development costs?). So its probably going to come down to which first party games do you want to play?

GT5 or Forza 2?
MGS4 or Splinter Cell
Jax/Rachet or Halo
FFXII or KOTOR 3

I'm not completly decided yet, but as of right now, I'll go 360 cause of first party games I'd rather play. But that can change, depending on if Sony or MS start buying exclusives.

Isn't Splinter Cell a 3rd party game for all systems? Anyhow I voted for the 360 only, simply because the PS3 controller does not allow for easy use of the left analog stick, which I prefer to use instead of the D-pad. If the PS3 controller was more like the 360 I would get that instead, but the controller is just as important as anything else IMHO.

[Pared]

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I think Halo 3 will make many more sales then Jak/Ratchet. Isn't Final Fantasy on XBOX 360 also? GT5 and Forza 2 will be a nice battle to see who is the top simulation racer.

I don't know why H3 would be compared to Jak/Rachet. If the game looks ANYWHERE near the trailer, then Killzone is going to blow away H3! (since of course we've seen nothing on H3! )

And FFXI (11) will not be a big deal for MS... that game already has sold a ton on the PS2 and PC... Square signing up with MS won't mean anything if they don't release a worthy title.

GT5 vs. Forza 2 will be INCREDIBLE...

[headrulz101]

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I don't know why H3 would be compared to Jak/Rachet. If the game looks ANYWHERE near the trailer, then Killzone is going to blow away H3! (since of course we've seen nothing on H3! )

And FFXI (11) will not be a big deal for MS... that game already has sold a ton on the PS2 and PC... Square signing up with MS won't mean anything if they don't release a worthy title.

GT5 vs. Forza 2 will be INCREDIBLE...

Yeah I just compared both since the original poster placed them against eachother. Killzone 2 vs Halo 3 is going to be a nice battle. What system you getting Pared? I need good sliders for my sports games .

[Kodiak33]

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Read the Killzone thread Pared! haha

I think CSS means Counter Strike Source (which is Counter Strike using Half Life 2's engine) to whoever was wondering...

[Acid]

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Forza 2 should be SWEET!

[homer73]

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I didn't realize it was possible to have an addiction to Cascading Style Sheets

seriously though, what do you mean by CSS? Counter Strike something? I'm honestly not sure (and if it is Style Sheets then I'm gonna really worry about you )

Kodiak33 gets the prize!! Counter Strike Source

What can I say, i've got a helluva wife to put up with my sports gaming/
CSS crap!!

Oh and who else here has awaken at 6am for work with their x-box controller still in their hands and the game and tv still on?

[tes0312]

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I don't know why H3 would be compared to Jak/Rachet. If the game looks ANYWHERE near the trailer, then Killzone is going to blow away H3! (since of course we've seen nothing on H3! )

And FFXI (11) will not be a big deal for MS... that game already has sold a ton on the PS2 and PC... Square signing up with MS won't mean anything if they don't release a worthy title.

GT5 vs. Forza 2 will be INCREDIBLE...

My bad on the Splinter Cell comparison with it being a 3rd party. (I think xbox version whenever you talk about SC). The only reason I compared Jak to H3 is because I think of them as the "flagships" of each system. Killzone didn't make that much of an impact I think. (Though, K2 could change all that too!). And I'm in total agreement with you Pared with the Square deal.

[seanmac]

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I don't know why H3 would be compared to Jak/Rachet. If the game looks ANYWHERE near the trailer, then Killzone is going to blow away H3! (since of course we've seen nothing on H3! )

And FFXI (11) will not be a big deal for MS... that game already has sold a ton on the PS2 and PC... Square signing up with MS won't mean anything if they don't release a worthy title.

GT5 vs. Forza 2 will be INCREDIBLE...

Oh yes, that prerendered Killzone 2 movie is going to kill Halo 3...

Give me a break. In addition to the fact that the movie has more or less been exposed as having nothing to do with how Killzone 2 will actually look, let's just remember that Killzone was an awful game. Awful. I can't remember too many instances where the original game was dreadful and the sequel was top notch. At best you are talking about a Ferrari with the engine of a Hyundai inside.

And I suspect that Halo 3 will outsell any game released on any platform during the next cycle.

[videobastard]

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As for now just the 360. The ps3 will be more expensive i think than the 360. There is no need in spending so much money for the ps3 at launch.

[wco81]

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I'm leaning towards getting X360 at launch because I want to get the benefit of HDTV and hopefully, better physics even in the EA games. I am not overly impressed with the next-gen Madden visuals (maybe too jaded) but the Fight Night demo is absolutely impressive. You really get a sense of the impact of each punch which you don't get with the current version of the game. Plus, the facial expressions show the toll the punch has on a fighter, rather than having to look at some energy bar.

Now Fight Night is a different team and there's no guarantee you get that kind of quality in Madden or other EA games (although you'd think Tiburon would have all the budget and help they'd need from other EA studios). However, looks like they're using their next-gen Renderware engine and the results look pretty good already.

Check out this entry about what's possible in the next gen:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/615/615178p1.html

Now when the PS3 comes out later, I will probably sell the X360 because it seems to have more of the types of games I'd be interested in and I only need one console. Plus if they deliver on 1080p, that's a big advantage. But what's not in doubt is that you will get a Blu-Ray player to play HDTV movies in addition to a next gen console.

I don't really want to pay for XBL though. Hopefully they still have free 2-month subs.

[wco81]

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There's an interview with Steve Ballmer on Engadget. He says they may have a next-gen drive on the X360 somehow. He won't commit to a Mark II X360 but he said it would be "wrong-minded" to think they'd go through a whole generation without some capability. He also said Sony has picked a "non-standard" drive which may go the way of Beta.

He thinks they will have market leadership, maybe over 50%, even though Sony will "outperform" MS in Japan.

Well on the one hand, you can't promise an upgraded model with a blue-laser drive, because it would splinter the X360 installed base and maybe make some prospective purchasers hold off. On the other hand, they can't be seen as offering something lesser. But they think launching first is crucial so they may have accepted the possibility that their product will be seen as inferior for only having a DVD drive.

Later in the interview, he says some publishers have told him that within two years, they will need "massively more storage." So they will figure out some way to deliver that but for "this Holiday" they're going to concentrate on one configuration. Again, he can't say there will be other configurations but he's got to leave the impression that there will be some kind of upgraded SKU later. Robbie Bach is there and chimes in from time to time so it's not a case of Ballmer going off message.